The holy, glorious, all-laudable '''Apostle Apollo''' (also ''Apollos'' and ''Apelles'') is numbered among the [[Apostles#The_Seventy|Seventy Apostles]]. He was [[Bishop]] in Smyrna before St. [[Polycarp of Smyrna|Polycarp]]. The Church remembers St. Apollo on [[March 30]], [[September 10]], and [[December 8]].

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The holy, glorious, all-laudable '''Apostle Apollo''', also '''Apollos''' (in Greek: Απολλως), is numbered among the [[Seventy Apostles]]. Apollo is a contraction of Apollonius. Apollo was a well educated Jew from Alexandria who was a companion and active [[missionary]] with [[Apostle Paul]], particularly in Corinth.

Apparently already well versed in the [[Holy Scripture|Scriptures]] and probably influenced by the teaching of disciples of [[John the Forerunner|John the Baptist]], Apollo became known to Paul in [[Ephesus]] where [[Apostle Aquila|Aquila]] and Priscilla spoke with him and instructed him more accurately in the ways of God ([[Acts of the Apostles|Acts]] 18:24-28, 19:1-7). Later, he appears as an important personage in Corinth where Paul refers to him as part of the community (1 Corinthians 3:6, and 4:6). That he was an important companion of Paul’s mission is shown when later in his letter from Ephesus, Paul refers to Apollo’s coming visit to Corinth (1 Corinthians 16:12).

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Later in life, Apollo retired to the island of Crete with Zenas, where he may have been bishop. After returning to Corinth where he was [[bishop]]. Later tradition varies in that he is reported to have been bishop at a number of places including Smyrna in Asia Minor and Caesarea.

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*St. [[Nikolai Velimirovic]], ''The [[Prologue of Ohrid]]''

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Apollo is commemorated on [[September 10]] and [[March 30]]. He is also remembered with [[Apostle Sosthenes|Sosthenes]], [[Apostle Cephas|Cephas]], [[Apostle Tychicus |Tychicus]], Epapphroditius, [[Apostle Caesar|Caesar]], and [[Apostle Onesiphorus|Onesiphorus]] as part of the Seventy on [[December 8]], and on [[January 4]] in the [[Synaxis]] of the Seventy Apostles.

Revision as of 13:22, December 8, 2008

The holy, glorious, all-laudable Apostle Apollo, also Apollos (in Greek: Απολλως), is numbered among the Seventy Apostles. Apollo is a contraction of Apollonius. Apollo was a well educated Jew from Alexandria who was a companion and active missionary with Apostle Paul, particularly in Corinth.

Apparently already well versed in the Scriptures and probably influenced by the teaching of disciples of John the Baptist, Apollo became known to Paul in Ephesus where Aquila and Priscilla spoke with him and instructed him more accurately in the ways of God (Acts 18:24-28, 19:1-7). Later, he appears as an important personage in Corinth where Paul refers to him as part of the community (1 Corinthians 3:6, and 4:6). That he was an important companion of Paul’s mission is shown when later in his letter from Ephesus, Paul refers to Apollo’s coming visit to Corinth (1 Corinthians 16:12).

Later in life, Apollo retired to the island of Crete with Zenas, where he may have been bishop. After returning to Corinth where he was bishop. Later tradition varies in that he is reported to have been bishop at a number of places including Smyrna in Asia Minor and Caesarea.